Inspiring Travel Writing About Deserts: Page 5 of 6

"I scrutinised my travelling companion. His coat was moth-eaten and dusty, his teeth looked like stained piano keys, his legs were scarred, he had knobbly hairy knees and flat feet, and to crown it all, he wore a nose ring"

"I chose to go to a forsaken continent, following the laboured footsteps of explorers, philosophers, journeymen, artists and wordsmiths. When Joachim asked the reason, I hadn't yet found the answer."

"Embracing some of the most varied landscapes on the planet and some of the largest cities in the Mountain West, Arizona defies easy characterization. It covers more than 113,909 square miles of rugged desert and mountain terrain, it also resists the..."

"A friend once put to me that the only significant thing in travel was human contact. Travelling was about changing the perspective, and only human interaction could do that"